01
Structure
The HTML holds the words and their order: headings, lists, links and forms. Clear structure reads well in a browser, to a screen reader and to a search index, and it costs nothing to keep tidy.
00 Introduction
Small websites, shown with care.
Ntug is a reference room for people who publish their own corner of the web: a studio of one, a neighborhood club, a family archive, or a shop with a handful of products. We explain how the parts of a site fit together, what each publishing path asks of you, and how to keep things in good order after the launch excitement fades.
01 The collection
Three layers, kept apart on purpose
Every website, however modest, is built from three layers. Ntug keeps them separate, so you can restyle a page without rewriting its words, and add a feature without making the page depend on it.
02
Appearance
The CSS sets type, color, spacing and layout. A single stylesheet with a short set of named colors and flexible grids can carry a page from a narrow phone to a wide monitor without a second design.
03
Behavior
The JavaScript is optional by design. A good small site works with scripts switched off, and adds an interaction only where it earns its place, such as a guided set of questions.
02 How to use this room
Three steps from question to decision
- Start in the decision room. Answer two or three questions and receive a single recommended path, with the reasons written out.
- Open the matching entry in the field guide. Each path has a short checklist for setup, upkeep and the mistakes people make most often.
- Write to us if your situation fits none of the paths. We would rather hear the awkward case than publish a tidy answer that is wrong for you.
03 Our standards
Three rules we hold ourselves to
- Plain before clever. A reader should understand a page before they notice its design.
- Tradeoffs in writing. Every publishing path lists what it costs you, not only what it offers.
- Nothing loaded from elsewhere. Ntug has no trackers, no advertising, no outside fonts and no third-party scripts, and this site is built to keep it that way.
04 Begin
Begin with a question
The decision room asks at most three questions and ends with one recommendation. If you already know which path you want, the field guide has a checklist for each one.
Have a case that does not fit? Write to hello@ntug.dev.